Rand Paul taps Don Huffines as Texas state chairman

Published 11:09 pm, Monday, October 26, 2015

AUSTIN -- Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul on Monday named state Sen. Don Huffines of Dallas as his campaign's Texas state chairman.

"Senator Paul knows that Americans needs limited government, the freedom to pursue happiness, and liberty without oppression, and he is the best candidate to deliver America to even greater glory," Huffines said in a news release announcing the move. "He is providing a vision for all Americans of a free nation, with less government, and more liberty. He is unapologetically principled in his beliefs about limiting government and advancing freedom and liberty for Americans, and I am proud to help him become our next President."

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The choice is hardly a surprise; the Paul and Huffines families are well-known as prominent Texas families in politics and business who have been close for decades. Huffines, a first-term senator, has already appeared at a GOP primary debate to support Paul.

Nevertheless, the move to make Huffines the campaign's official state chairman adds another formal Texas connection to the team of Paul, the son of longtime Lake Jackson congressman Ron Paul and a Baylor University graduate. He now lives in Kentucky and represents that state in the U.S. Senate. Paul already had tapped former Republican Party of Texas chairman Steve Munisteri as an adviser and picked prominent Austin-based consultant Vincent Harris to help lead his digital operation.

The announcement regarding Huffines came just hours after Paul's U.S. Senate colleague and presidential campaign rival Ted Cruz held a news conference to unveil Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as his campaign's Texas state chairman.

Two other candidates have Texas chairs: Donald Trump has chosen GOP consultant Corbin Casteel and Carly Fiorina has named former Comptroller Susan Combs as co-chair.

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